All Wiik Long

Got some new toys over the weekend. I hung out with Tracy for her birthday, and decided to make a stop at the Apple store at UTC so she could check out some laptops. I had my eye on the new keyboard that was just released along with the new iMacs and after trying it out in-store, I got one for myself which I’ll probably use at work. I’m finding my typing to me much more accurate and it’s a bit quieter too, without sacrificing any tactile feedback. Also saw my old friend and co-worker, Rich, who was on PlanetSide with me during my stint at SOE. So that was a cool surprise. After that, we went to Best Buy so Tracy could check out some XM radios. As luck would have it, they put up a sign near the Wii section that said they were in stock. This was a little freaky since just a few minutes before I was saying that that’s the only thing I’d want to buy, knowing that they’re never in stock. Well F me in the A… So I asked an associate if they really had them and he said that they just got a random shipment of 20. It took all of 5 seconds for me to decide if I wanted to get one, and a few minutes later, I walked out with a Wii, and Tracy with her XM radio. Nerds!

Spent Monday playing Wii sports and also picked up some cheapie games — FarCry: Vengeance and Resident Evil 4. I decided to start with FarCry since I played the PC version so I felt I could just jump right in and play it. The controls took some getting used to but I think I have the gestures down. The dumbest thing I did (so far) was I accidentally threw a grenade right in my face when I reached up with my left hand to scratch an itch on my neck. This just happens to be the same gesture you use to throw something, haha. Despite this, I think most of the controls make sense, with the exception of the Zoom toggle. I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to make that a punching type motion because you lose your sights every time you do it. So if I’m sniping, I end up zooming, lose my aim, and then end up panning around trying to find my target again. Gameplay is similar to the PC version, although they place less emphasis on the “stealth” type combat, but I’ve been employing that anyway since it seems more natural than the run-and-gun style. Other than the crappy FMVs, it’s keeping me entertained.